Equipollent (geometry) in the context of "Opposite direction (geometry)"

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⭐ Core Definition: Equipollent (geometry)

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Equipollent (geometry) in the context of Direction (geometry)

In geometry, direction, also known as spatial direction or vector direction, is the common characteristic of all rays which coincide when translated to share a common endpoint; equivalently, it is the common characteristic of vectors (such as the relative position between a pair of points) which can be made equal by scaling (by some positive scalar multiplier).

Two vectors sharing the same direction are said to be codirectional or equidirectional. All codirectional line segments sharing the same size (length) are said to be equipollent. Two equipollent segments are not necessarily coincident; for example, a given direction can be evaluated at different starting positions, defining different unit directed line segments (as a bound vector instead of a free vector). Two colinear rays or oriented line segments (sharing the same supporting line) are not necessarily codirectional and vice versa.

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